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BIO

Lyndsey Turner is an Associate of the National Theatre.



For the National Theatre: Coriolanus, Roald Dahl’s The Witches, The Crucible, Under Milk Wood, Top Girls, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, There is a War and Edgar and Annabel

In London’s West End: Moonlight at Harold Pinter

Other theatre includes: After the End at Stratford East; A Number at the Old Vic; Far Away, Faith Healer and Fathers and Sons at the Donmar; Hamlet at the Barbican; The Treatment and Chimerica at the Almeida; and Girls and Boys, Posh and Contractions at the Royal Court

Productions

 
[West End, 2024]
Director
 
[West End, 2023]
Director
 
[West End, 2023]
Director
 
[West End, 2022]
Director
 
[West End, 2022]
Director
 
[West End, 2020]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Director
 
[West End, 2018]
Director
 
[West End, 2017]
Director
 
[West End, 2017]
Director
 
[West End, 2015]
Director
 
[Broadway, 2014]
Director
 
[West End, 2013]
Director
 
[West End, 2012]
Director
 
[West End, 2012]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Assistant Director
Dramaturg

Awards and Nominations


winner
Olivier Awards - 2014 - Best Director

Lyndsey TurnerChimerica

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Lyndsey Turner, Machinal

Evening Standard Awards - 2013 - Best Director

Lyndsey TurnerChimerica

News


Liv Hill, Siena Kelly and Tanya Reynolds to Star in 1536 at The Almeida Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 17, 2025

Liv Hill, Siena Kelly and Tanya Reynolds are cast in the world premiere of Ava Pickett’s Susan Smith Blackburn Prize-winning play 1536 at The Almeida Theatre. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Video: CORIOLANUS is Now Available From National Theatre at Home
by Stephi Wild - Jan 2, 2025

Coriolanus is now available to stream worldwide on National Theatre at Home. Watch an all new trailer for the production, starring David Oyelowo and directed by Lyndsey Turner, here!
Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Review Roundup: THE LITTLE FOXES at the Young Vic
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 16, 2024

Lyndsey Turner's new production of The Little Foxes is now playing at the Young Vic. Read the reviews for the production and see what the critics are saying!
Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards; BURLESQUE Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favourite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
WAITRESS Live Capture Will Stream on National Theatre at Home Next Year
by Stephi Wild - Dec 12, 2024

Three new shows will be part of National Theatre at Home's streaming service in 2025. The recently announced productions include Coriolanus, Death of England, and Waitress.
Review: THE LITTLE FOXES, Young Vic
by Alexander Cohen - Dec 12, 2024

We love watching a rich family crumble on stage. From Oedipus and his mother to Chekhov’s families fractured by existential angst, to Ibsen’s split by socio-politics paradigm shifts. The Hubbards, the family of former plantation owners in Lilian Hellman’s The Little Foxes, could be the spiritual successor of them all
Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW UK / West End Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 10, 2024

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favourite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Arcola Theatre Reveals Spring/Summer Season of Their 25th Anniversary Year
by Stephi Wild - Nov 29, 2024

Arcola Theatre has released its Spring/Summer 2025 season, with nine productions announced and tickets on sale now. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!
Photos: THE LITTLE FOXES in Rehearsal at the Young Vic
by Stephi Wild - Nov 14, 2024

The Young Vic Theatre has released rehearsal images for the new revival of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes, directed by Olivier Award-winning Lyndsey Turner. Check out the photos here!
HighTide Returns With New Writers For HighTide Rising 2024
by Stephi Wild - Nov 6, 2024

HighTide Rising will return this year with the one-day celebration featuring rehearsed readings of six extracts from new plays written by the inaugural HighTide Writers Group.
Full Cast Set to Join Anne-Marie Duff in THE LITTLE FOXES at The Young Vic
by Stephi Wild - Oct 22, 2024

The Young Vic Theatre has announced the full cast joining multi-award-winning actress Anne-Marie Duff in a new revival of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes, directed by Olivier Award-winning Lyndsey Turner.
Review Roundup: CORIOLANUS at The National Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2024

See what the critics are saying about Coriolanus at the National Theatre. Read the reviews for the production, directed by National Theatre Associate Lyndsey Turner and starring David Oyelowo, and learn more about the show.
Review: CORIOLANUS, National Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - Sep 25, 2024

Confluences of history weave together in Lyndsey Turner’s pulsating new production
Photos: First Look At David Oyelowo And More In CORIOLANUS At The National Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 23, 2024

The National Theatre has released production photos for Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, directed by National Theatre Associate Lyndsey Turner (Under Milk Wood, The Crucible) and featuring David Oyelowo (Selma, Lawmen: Bass Reeves) in the titular role, ahead of Press Night on Tuesday 24 September.
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF and More Set For The Almeida Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 20, 2024

The Almeida Theatre has announced five new productions including Almeida Associate Director Rebecca Frecknall's new production of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, featuring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Lennie James.
Lucy Davies Will Step Down as Executive Director of the Young Vic
by Stephi Wild - Sep 4, 2024

The Young Vic Theatre has announced that Executive Director Lucy Davies will leave the organisation in December 2024 to take up the position of Chief Executive of Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival. 
SCRUM Theatre Take Over Disused Archive Building in Hammersmith To Create Pop-up Arts Centre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2024

A new multi-disciplinary arts centre, SCRUM Studios, will open in Hammersmith offering training programmes and subsidised creative spaces for theatre makers. Artist collective SCRUM Theatre, is a charity formed by a collective of theatre-makers who transform disused buildings and turn them into pop-up arts hubs, seeking to create a more sustainable culture for UK artists at a time of crisis in the industry.
Photos: CORIOLANUS in Rehearsals at the National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 27, 2024

The National Theatre has released a first look from the rehearsal room of its upcoming production of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus. Check out the photos here!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Lyndsey Turner been nominated for?

Best Director (Olivier Awards) for Chimerica, Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Machinal and Best Director (Evening Standard Awards) for Chimerica.

What awards has Lyndsey Turner won?

Lyndsey Turner has won the Best Director award at the Olivier Awards for her work on Chimerica.

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